Mop holder



S. L. TOPLITZ.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIo, 1921.

1,41 1,878, 1 v Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

' 75 1 INvENToR Cil UNITED stares rer SAMSON L. Toleranz,

or NEW vomi,y n.5 Y.

Mor HOLDER.

raarste.'

Application filed rfay io,

whichv will securely andei'iectively hold the" mop in such a mannerthat all parts of the holder that are liable tomar, will be protectedf from contact rwith floors, trim or other parts of the heuse.

A further object of this invention is to provide a holder which can be used in connection with any ci the present forms of mops and which is arranged so that the mop may be readily placed in position and removed from the holder when desired.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a protective cover ttor the upper portion oi the mop, thereby protecting I those portions of the mop which are more liable to wear and consequently increasing the li'fe of the mop.

l/Vith these objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof in which- Figure l is a perspective view oi a mop holder made in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line "of Figure 2 looking in the direction oi the arrows.

Figure e is a sectional view on the line 4 4.- ot Figure 2, looking in the direction ot the arrows, and

Figure a sectional view nn. the line 5-5 of Figure 2, looking` in the direction ot the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the draw ings. similar reference characters designate similar parts.

ln the preferred embodiment of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing. the mop is indicated at l, and consists generally of a number of mop strands is a vertical sectional view of Specification of Letters,PatentgA n 'Patented' 4, 1922.

192i. serial No; 465,229.

which are: doublednpon 4themselves tol form' ENT korriciz.

a feld@J atj'the upper end'of theilmop. At"

3 is shown a reinforcing strip securedaboutl the' mop ff the "felilk 2h11@ Whihj tends*y to holdfthe mop'together.

fr tar avisaaaprecto n@ warmth@ fold 2 inthe mop andthis bar 4; kis provided with at a central position and troni `this" enlargement 5 isV an upwardly 'eX- tending'tlireaded stud pcrtioniG whichlter- .minutes at its upper "end-in a prong or pierc-` enlargement. 5

ing member 7. The mop handleis shown at 8 and tothey end of this mop handle is secureda tubular head'9 which is providedy with' a l square opening 10 in its' lower end; it ll is a nut, the lower portion of which is square so that the same lies within the opening l0 and is thus prevented from turning therein but is removable by removing the handle from the tubular head 9.

The nut ll is internally threaded to receive the threads 6 on the stud extending Afrom the enlarged portion l0 of the bar 4. The nut is preferably of brass or other noncorrosive material and is thus unaffected by moisture which would readily rust the threaded portions and prevent a ready separation of the parts when desired.

it l2 is shown a protective covering which is preferably made in the nature of a channel shaped section of spring metal provided with-a pair or" spring jaws 13 which normally tend to come together to clamp the upper1 end of the mop securely between them. t the lower end oi each of these jaws is secured a strip of rubber 1.41 or the like forming a squeegee portion for the mop. These squeegee strips le are secured in place by rivets l5 or other fastening members.

From the foregoing, the operation of my improved mop holder will be readily understood. As herein set forth, the bar 4 lies between the fold 2 of the mop and the protective cover 12 is provided with a central opening through which the piercing member 7 may pass so that the threaded portion 6 can engage with the threads in the nut l1. It will thus be seen that the bar 4 and the head 9 clamp the mop l and the protective covering 12 in place. The piercing prong 7 may be of any suitable shape in cross section, but l have found it desirable to make the same substantially triangular as it can readily be used to pierce the mop l so that it may extend therethrough and engage with the handle.

By using this prong 7 in such a manner an;7

form of mop may be perforated so that 1t can be accommodated to the holder herein v described.

2. An article of the clase described com-` prising a mop holder having a bar, a handle, menne on the handle for engaging the bar, said bar and handle being adapted to clamp a portion of the mop between them and a piercin vmember on said bar extending through t e mop, and projecting into the handle portion. f Y Y 3. An article of the class described com-V prising a mop holder having a bar, a handle portion, co-operating means on said handle portion and bar adapted to interengage and clamp a portion of the mop between them and a piercing member on said bar adapted to extend through the mop and enter into the handleV portion.

4.' An article of the class described comprising a bar, a threaded portion thereon, a handle, a head .thereon having a central opening, a threaded member held. in said opening andadapted to'receive the threaded portion on the bar and a piercing` prong extending from the threaded portion on the bar. I Y An article of the class described comprising a mop, prong extending through said mop, a han e, means onV said prong for engagin with the handle, a cover extending over 51e end of said mop and heldbetween the handle and the bar and a pair of squeegee strips secured to the sides of said cover.

Signed at the city, count and Stateof New York, this 27th day o April, 1921.

SAMSON L. TOPLITZ.

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